Physical Therapist - Per Diem

Physical TherapistPer Diem

Listed compensation

$52 per hour

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

  • Critical Illness Recovery Hospital
  • Location: Saginaw, Michigan (8th floor of Covenant Hospital's Harrison Campus)
  • Physical Therapist - Per Diem/PRN
  • Pay: $52.00 per hour

Select Specialty Hospital Saginaw is a critical illness recovery hospital committed to providing world-class inpatient post-ICU services to chronic, critically ill patients who require extended healing and recovery. We help patients during some of the most vulnerable, painful moments of their lives – and Physical Therapists (PT) play a central role in providing compassionate, excellent treatment every step of the way.

Why Join Us

Start Strong: Extensive orientation program to ensure a smooth transition into our setting.

Opportunity for Advancement: Demonstrate your skills and dedication which could lead to potential full-time opportunities

Foster Well-being: We offer benefits which support the financial, work/life and emotional well-being of you and your family members. Part time/Per Diem positions are eligible for 401k based on reaching 1,000 hours within their first anniversary or subsequent calendar year. We also offer our employee assistance program to part time employees.

Your Impact Matters: Join a team of over 44,000 committed to providing exceptional patient care

Responsibilities

  • Performing initial and ongoing systematic patient assessment.
  • Promoting continuous quality improvement.
  • Teaching and counseling patients/families.
  • Setting goals and developing treatment plans.
  • Working cooperatively to identify and solve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.
  • Participating in discharge planning for each patient, including placement, patient/family education and adaptive equipment.
  • Supervising Physical Therapy Assistants, as well as supervising PT and PTA students.
  • Conducting individual patient therapy regimens.
  • Monitoring patient's response to treatment and modifying treatment during sessions, as needed.
  • Completing appropriate documentation according to department policies and procedures.
  • Participating in departmental, hospital, and community continuing education seminars and in-services.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Current state licensure as a Physical Therapist required.
  • Certified BLS or completion in first 90 days of employment required.
  • Additional Data
  • Equal Opportunity Employer/including Disabled/Veterans

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Treatment planningPatient educationSupervisionInpatient care

Physical Therapist Career Context

Of the 40 active Physical Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 43% have no call, 48% require no weekends.

In Michigan, the Physical Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$89k (278 salary observations; 1,531 listings), vs ~$94k nationally (15,367 salary observations; 58,963 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-01-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

What does the Physical Therapy market look like in Michigan?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$108kPhysical Therapy median $104k (middle half $90k–$107k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Michigan vs national$89k median in Michigan$94k nationally (−5%)278 state / 15,367 national salary observations
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$112k in purchasing powerMichigan index 96.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Physical Therapy listings in Michigan622 active21,875 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 5% remote · 43% no call · 48% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMichigan Physical Therapist listings: 26% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 14% offer loan repayment643 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Physical Therapist Jobs

40 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

26 jobs · 23 employers
4
<$95k
6
$95k-110k
11
$110k-125k
2
$125k-140k
3
$140k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs · 23 employers
401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
45% this job
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
10%
PSLF eligible
3%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Home Health Physical Therapist (PT) – PRNPer Diem

Concierge Home Care · St. Cloud, Florida

$70-$100/hr
#2

Home Care Physical Therapist- Independent Contractor (Union County)Contract

US Physical Therapy · Union County, New Jersey

$74-$95/hr
#3

Home Care Physical Therapist- Per Diem (Ocean County)

$72-$95/hr
#4

Home Care Physical Therapist- Per Diem (Bergen County)

$72-$95/hr
+ 38 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 3.0
Better work-life than 30% of Physical Therapy listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 21,818 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Select Specialty Hospital - Saginaw logo

About Select Specialty Hospital - Saginaw

Hospitals and Health Care
Mechanicsburg, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401k (eligible after 1,000 hours)
Employee assistance program
Extensive orientation program
Potential full-time opportunities

Living in Saginaw

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$155k
Typical market rent
$1,058/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.9
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Saginaw, MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.